The 2023 Lakefield Jazz, Art & Craft Festival Goes Green

The Lakefield Jazz, Art and Craft Festival has announced that the upcoming event held on Saturday, July 8 will strive to be a clean, green event.

photo courtesy of The Lakefield Jazz, Art and Craft Festival.

With help from the vendors, volunteers and participants, they will be working towards this goal by:
• setting up a water refill station
• setting up sorting stations and signage for garbage, recyclables and compostables
• encouraging attendees to bring their own water bottle and cutlery
• encouraging attendees to walk, bike (bike racks located right beside the event space), carpool or enjoy the FREE shuttle service (details below)
• encouraging artisans, food and beverage vendors to use less waste

Free Shuttle

The Township is extending The Link bus service for the Lakefield Jazz, Art & Craft Festival. The Link bus will be available for free on Saturday, July 8 from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.. The bus will have stops at Trent University, the Lakefield District Public School, and the Lakefield Jazz Festival. For parking information and a detailed schedule, visit the website.

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Lakefield Jazz, Art & Craft Festival Announces 2023 Music Line-Up

The Lakefield Jazz, Art & Craft Festival returns riverside on Saturday, July 8 in Isabel Morris Park in Lakefield.

photo courtesy of The Lakefield Jazz, Art & Craft Festival, facebook.

The festival is set to begin at 11 a.m. with dancing and grooving finishing up at 10 p.m. in Isabel Morris Park at 20 Concession Street, Lakefield. Admission is $10 per person with tickets available at the gates (cash only.)

The 2023 music lineup includes:

Ron Marenger Big Band - 11 a.m.

Paul Novotny - 12:50 p.m.

Caity Gyorgy - 2:40 p.m.

Red Hot Ramble - 4:30 p.m.

Lakefield Jazz Septet - 6:20 p.m.

Pat Temple & The HiLo’s - 8:10 p.m.

Lakefield’s Jazz, Art & Craft Festival invites you, your friends and family to enjoy a day of jazz music, local food, beverage vendors (including Publican House Brewery) and colourful art works for sale by artisans and crafters.

Visit the website for sponsorship, vendor, volunteer information and more.

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‘Get Your Art On’ at Mount Community Centre’s Art and Craft Exhibition and Sale

Join the Mount Community Centre for the 7th annual ‘Get Your Art On’ exhibition and sale of local arts and crafts at Austin Doran Hall at The Mount Community Centre May 12 to 14.

photo courtesy of the mount community centre, facebook.

Paintings, photography, pottery, sculpturing, woodworking and more will be on display and for sale.

“There are numerous artists and crafts people coming to display and sell their works,” says Hartley Stephenson, local artist and event organizer. “The items are unique and specially designed to please the buyer. Attendees are bound to find something that will interest them and be a perfect gift for Mother’s Day celebrations.”

The Mother’s Day Weekend exhibition and sale will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Friday, May 12 to Sunday, May 14 at the Mount Community Centre (1545 Monaghan Rd.)

This event is free admission, and 10 per cent of all profits will go to The Mount Community Centre’s ongoing commitment to providing affordable housing and food security.

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A Crafter’s Dream: ARTISANity Show and Sale Hits Peterborough Square

Spring is in the air, and with it the return of Spring ARTISANity 2023 from April 28 to 29.

photo courtesy of the ARTISAN centre.

ARTISANity will be taking place Friday, April 28 from noon to 8 p.m., and Saturday, April 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the lower level of Peterborough Square (across from the Artisans Centre.)

The show and sale will feature the beautiful, hand-crafted works of local artisans. fibre arts, gourd arts, woodturning, pottery and jewelry will all be available.

One hour free parking is available on April 28 and all day free parking on April 29.

For more information, visit the website.

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Christmas at the Marshland Centre Returns With Hand Picked Artists After a Year Off

The 15th Annual Christmas at the Marshland Centre show will be returning to Lakefield the weekend of November 13 and 14, 2021.

Art featured at the 2019 event. Photo courtesy of Christmas at the Marshland.

The annual show and sale event was not held last year, due to COVID-19 restrictions.

There will be approximately 20 local artisans taking part, showcasing and selling creations like gourd art, pottery, paintings, wood turning, jewellery, woven items, silk scarves, knitted socks, felting and paper art.

Ceramics artist Mary Sullivan has been part of the show for the past four years. She makes beautiful hand made functional pieces with stoneware clay. Her pieces feature whimsical characters designed to make you smile. She says that the excellent quality of the art that is for sale at the Marshland Centre makes this event very special.

“The show has a limit on how much of one type of art is shown and that makes for a much more varied event,” she said. “It is in a beautiful location and it is laid out like a gallery with everyone’s work complementing each other’s throughout the room.”

Christmas at the Marshland Centre will be held at the Marshland Centre at 64 Hague Blvd. in Lakefield and will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 13 and 14.

Due to COVID masks must be worn at all times and there will be restrictions on the number of people allowed inside to allow for social distancing.

For more information contact Barbara Bellchambers at 705-652-5115 or at Christmas.marshland@gmail.com

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PtboPics: The Artsy, Crafty & Tasty Springkle

Over the weekend, Springkle brought together many talented local folks to showcase their craft. I came away with quite a few new items for myself—and some very early Christmas shopping is now complete.

Jackson Creek Press

Two Dishes Catering

Needles and Nest Design

Needles and Nest Design

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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